Title 13A

(a) It is unlawful for anyone to use an image or facsimile of the Great Seal of the State of Alabama as described in Section 1-2-4 for any commercial purpose. (b) It is unlawful for anyone to print or distribute, or both, a facsimile of an official identification card issued by t…

(a) It is unlawful for anyone to possess and present a facsimile of an official identification card issued by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (b) It is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to possess and present such a facsimile of an official identification card as des…

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-493, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023. (a) A person commits the crime of making a terrorist threat when he or she credibly, based on an objective evaluation, threatens to commit a crime of violence against a person or to damage any property by use of a bomb, explo…

(a) For the purposes of this section, “public safety communication” means any radio signal, electronic transmission, telephone communication, or broadcast, intended for law enforcement, fire service, 911 personnel, or emergency personnel acting in an official capacity under color…

(a) A person commits the crime of obstructing governmental operations if, by means of intimidation, physical force or interference or by any other independently unlawful act, he: (1) Intentionally obstructs, impairs or hinders the administration of law or other governmental funct…

(a) A person commits the crime of refusing to permit inspection of property that is owned, possessed or otherwise subject to his control if, a public servant is legally authorized to inspect such property and an attempt is being made to exercise that authority and he: (1) Refuses…

(a) A person commits the crime of failing to file a required report if, knowing that he is required by law to submit a written report to a designated public servant, he intentionally fails to submit the report within the time provided by law. (b) Failure to submit a report within…

(a) A person commits the crime of refusing to aid a peace officer if, upon command by a peace officer identified to him as such, he fails or refuses to aid such peace officer in: (1) Effecting or securing a lawful arrest; or (2) Preventing the commission by another person of any …

(a) A person commits the crime of disarming a law enforcement or corrections officer if the person intentionally removes a firearm or weapon from a law enforcement or corrections officer or deprives a law enforcement or corrections officer of the use of a firearm or weapon when t…

(a) A person commits the crime of refusing to assist in fire control if, upon command by a fireman or peace officer identified to him as such, he intentionally disobeys a reasonable order or regulation made in relation to the conduct of persons in the vicinity of a fire. (b) Refu…

(a) A person commits the crime of compounding if he gives or offers to give, or accepts or agrees to accept, any pecuniary benefit or other thing of value in consideration for: (1) Refraining from seeking prosecution of a crime; or (2) Refraining from reporting to law enforcement…

(a) A person commits the crime of rendering a false alarm if he knowingly causes a false alarm of fire or other emergency involving danger to person or property to be transmitted to or within an official or volunteer fire department or any other governmental agency or to be trans…

(a) A person commits the crime of false reporting to local, state, or federal law enforcement authorities if he or she knowingly makes a false report or causes the transmission of a false report to local, state, or federal law enforcement authorities of a crime or relating to a c…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) EMERGENCY. Either of the following: a. Any condition that results in, or is likely to result in, the response of a law enforcement agency or emergency service provider acting in their offic…

(a) The definitions contained in Section 13A-10-1 are applicable in this article unless the context requires otherwise. (b) The following definitions are also applicable to this article: (1) CONTRABAND. Any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility is legal…

(a) A person commits the crime of escape in the first degree if: (1) He employs physical force, a threat of physical force, a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument in escaping or attempting to escape from custody; or (2) Having been convicted of a felony, he escapes or attempts…

(a) A person commits the crime of escape in the second degree if he escapes or attempts to escape from a penal facility. (b) Escape in the second degree is a Class C felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4607.)

(a) A person commits the offense of escape in the third degree if he escapes or attempts to escape from custody. (b) Escape in the third degree is a Class C felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4608; Acts 1978, No. 770, p. 1110.)

(a) A person commits the crime of permitting or facilitating escape in the first degree if: (1) He intentionally aids or attempts to aid in the escape of a person arrested for, charged with or convicted of a felony from a penal facility; or (2) He is a public servant of a penal f…

(a) A person commits the crime of permitting or facilitating escape in the second degree if: (1) He intentionally aids or attempts to aid in the escape of a person arrested for, charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor from a penal or detentional facility; or (2) He is a public…

(a) A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the first degree if he or she does either of the following: (1) Intentionally and unlawfully introduces within a detention facility, or provides an inmate or juvenile with, any deadly weapon, instrument, tool, or other item…

(a) A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the second degree if he or she does either of the following: (1) Intentionally and unlawfully introduces within a detention facility, or provides an inmate or juvenile with, any narcotic, dangerous drug, or controlled subst…

(a) A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the third degree if he or she does any of the following: (1) Intentionally and unlawfully introduces within a detention facility, or provides an inmate or juvenile with, any contraband or item that the actor knows or should…

(a) The person commits the crime of bail jumping in the first degree if, having been lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of his having committed murder or a…

(a) A person commits the crime of bail jumping in the second degree if, having been lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place in connection with a charge of his having committed any misdemea…

(a) A person commits the crime of bail jumping in the third degree if, having been lawfully released from custody, with or without bail, upon condition that he or she is subject to electronic monitoring, he or she violates any condition of his or her court ordered electronic moni…

(a) A person commits the crime of resisting arrest if he intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a peace officer from affecting a lawful arrest of himself or of another person. (b) Resisting arrest is a Class B misdemeanor. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4625.)

For the purposes of Sections 13A-10-43 through 13A-10- 45, a person renders “criminal assistance” to another if he: (1) Harbors or conceals such person; (2) Warns such person of impending discovery or apprehension; except that this subdivision does not apply to a warning given in…

(a) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the first degree if with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a murder or a Class A or B felony, he renders criminal assistance to such person. (…

(a) A person commits the crime of hindering prosecution in the second degree if with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for conduct constituting a Class C felony or a Class A misdemeanor, he renders criminal assistance to such …

(a) A person commits the crime of hindering the apprehension of an escapee if, with the intent to hinder the apprehension of a person known to have escaped from a detention facility, he renders criminal assistance to such person. (b) Hindering apprehension of an escapee is a Clas…

This article shall be known and cited as the “Officer Keith E. Houts Act.” (Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §1.)

(a) For purposes of this article, the term law enforcement officer shall mean any person who has all of the following qualifications: (1) He or she has the power to arrest pursuant to the laws of this state. (2) He or she is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers and Standards T…

(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally flee by any means from anyone the person knows to be a law enforcement officer if the person knows the officer is attempting to arrest the person. (b) It shall be unlawful for a person, while operating a motor vehicle on a st…

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this article that the arrest was unlawful or that the person operating the motor vehicle was aware of the signal from the law enforcement officer to bring the vehicle to a stop and the person stopped his or her vehicle within a re…

A person charged under this article may not be charged with the crime of resisting arrest under Section 13A-10-41, based on the same facts on which a charge under this article is based. (Act 2009-616, p. 1779, §5.)

(a) The definitions contained in Section 13A-10-1 are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires. (b) The following definitions also apply to this article: (1) BENEFIT. Any gain or advantage to the beneficiary, including any gain or advantage to a third pers…

(a) A person commits the crime of bribery if: (1) He offers, confers or agrees to confer any thing of value upon a public servant with the intent that the public servant’s vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action in his official capacity will thereby be cor…

(a) A public servant commits the crime of failing to disclose a conflict of interest if he exercises any substantial discretionary function in connection with a government contract, purchase, payment or other pecuniary transaction without advance public disclosure of a known pote…

(a) A person is guilty of trading in public office if: (1) He offers, confers or agrees to confer any pecuniary benefit upon a public servant or party officer upon an agreement or understanding that he himself will or may be appointed to a public office or public employment or de…

(a) The definitions contained in Sections 13A-10-1, 13A-10-30 and 13A-10-60 are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires. (b) “Harm” means loss, disadvantage or injury to the person affected or to any other person in whose welfare he is interested. (Acts 1…

(a) A public servant commits the crime of misuse of confidential information if in contemplation of official action by himself or by a governmental unit with which he is associated, or in reliance on information to which he has access in his official capacity and which has not be…

(a)(1) A person commits the crime of misrepresenting the police jurisdiction of a municipality if he or she knowingly misrepresents, by use of a sign, marker, or other marking, the police jurisdiction of a municipality. (2) A public official shall be guilty of a violation of this…

(a) The definitions in Sections 13A-10-1 and 13A-10-60 are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires. (b) The following definitions are also applicable in this article: (1) SWEARS FALSELY and FALSE SWEARING. The making of a false statement under oath requir…

(a) A person commits the crime of perjury in the first degree when in any official proceeding he swears falsely and his false statement is material to the proceeding in which it is made. (b) Perjury in the first degree is a Class C felony. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §4905.)

(a) A person commits the crime of perjury in the second degree if he or she does either of the following: (1) Swears with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of the public servant’s duty and his or her false statement is material to the action, proceeding, or ma…